Thoughts From the Back Deck...

Paul writes in Philippians 4 verse 13, "I can do all things through him who strengthens me." I have not written much lately. My journey is one where there are times when I pour out and times when I soak in.  Lately, it's been a season of soaking in. I have spent extra time reading. Reading God's word. Reading devotionals. Reading other books. Less time pouring out. Even health updates have not come easy, but I know people are praying and care, so I don't want people wondering how I am. One of the books I have been reading through with Michelle is a devotional, "Peace in the Face of Cancer" by Lynn Eib. (It speaks truth even if you don't have cancer!) I think this book should be on every pastor's bookshelf for two reasons: 1. To read. 2. To give away to the many people we encounter going through "The Journey." In chapter 7, the author shares a personal story from high school. A part of the story references Christopher Robin ...

Mark 3:25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. President Abraham Lincoln Joseph Stalin Dr. Ben Carson  Senator Joe Lieberman Sun Yat-sen Roseanne Bar George Soros Red Buttons Willie D Ulysses Grant Nakita Khrushchev Mark Twain All the above names, and probably many more, had spoken about the problems with a house divided against itself and its inability to stand.  Now, when you look at the names above, if you have any historical concept of who these people are and what they believe, you will quickly notice that there is no way they were speaking the same things about a house being divided. They made their own suggestions on how to bring people together. How Stalin talked about a divided house has no connection to Abraham Lincoln speaking about a divided house. Khrushchev and Twain were not on the same page. Yet they all see the importance of having a house that stands together if it is survive.  Jesus in this text, is being accused of...